# N8938T: Mendenhall Walter G LIGHTNING

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mendenhall Walter G LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/mendenhall-walter-g-lightning) (registry code 056267E, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34802)
- Serial number: 62
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 17, 2008
- Certificate issued: October 31, 2019
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AC53FB
- Registered owner: [Adam Benjamin J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADAM%20BENJAMIN%20J)
- Location: [Del Rio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Del%20Rio)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7298° N, 100.9260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78840, within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8938T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8938T

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Mendenhall Walter G LIGHTNING)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jabiru 3300)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8938T.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8938T.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Mendenhall Walter G LIGHTNING aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/mendenhall-walter-g-lightning/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 3300 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300.md

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